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enSri Lanka's War Is Long Over, But Reconciliation Remains Elusivehttp://wamc.org/post/sri-lankas-war-long-over-reconciliation-remains-elusive
Sri Lanka, a palm-fringed island in the Indian Ocean, is in the sixth year of peace. But as the country prepares for elections in August, the legacy of its long civil war still casts a shadow.<p>The intervening years have been especially painful for the families of the thousands who disappeared in three decades of conflict and remain unaccounted for.<p>The trauma endures in the fishing village of Mannar in the Northern Province, where most of the fighting unfolded between the Tamil rebels and the government forces.Mon, 29 Jun 2015 17:55:00 +0000Julie McCarthy118528 at http://wamc.orgSri Lanka's War Is Long Over, But Reconciliation Remains Elusive35,000 Bend It With Modi As India Launches World Yoga Dayhttp://wamc.org/post/bending-over-backwards-international-yoga-day
You don't expect to see world leaders getting down on all fours to perform yoga in public, let alone in a mass yoga class that draws observers from Guinness World Records.<p>But India's Narendra Modi did just that when he launched International Yoga Day on Rajpath, the central Delhi mall that represents the nerve center of power in India.<p>"Who would have thought that we would turn Rajpath into Yog-path [Yoga Road]," Modi asked the assembled yoga enthusiasts.<p>U.S.Sun, 21 Jun 2015 11:57:00 +0000Julie McCarthy117959 at http://wamc.org35,000 Bend It With Modi As India Launches World Yoga DayBrutal Attacks On Nuns Put India's Christians On Edgehttp://wamc.org/post/brutal-attacks-nuns-puts-indias-christians-edge
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Brutal+Attacks+On+Nuns+Put+India%27s+Christians+On+Edge&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA4MDc0NDkyMDEzMTQ4ODU0MTE0OGNiNg004)"/></div><p>Sun, 14 Jun 2015 11:48:00 +0000Julie McCarthy117475 at http://wamc.orgPraise For Indian PM's Diplomacy, Then A Backlash For His Undiplomatic Remarkhttp://wamc.org/post/praise-indian-pms-diplomacy-then-backlash-his-undiplomatic-remark
It's India's latest social media battle cry: #DespiteBeingAWoman erupted on Twitter on Monday after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi used the phrase while talking about the female prime minister of Bangladesh.<p>Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina was Modi's host over the weekend when the two countries ratified a historic boundary agreement, doing what nations rarely do, swapping territory to settle a four decades old boundary dispute.Mon, 08 Jun 2015 22:09:00 +0000Julie McCarthy117093 at http://wamc.orgPraise For Indian PM's Diplomacy, Then A Backlash For His Undiplomatic RemarkNestlé India In Hot Water Over Reports Of Excess Lead In Noodle Souphttp://wamc.org/post/nestl-india-hot-water-over-reports-excess-lead-noodle-soup
The Swiss giant Nestlé is facing a commercial disaster in India over allegations that its best-selling brand of instant noodle soup contains unsafe amounts of lead as well as the taste enhancer monosodium glutamate (MSG).<p>Sales of the soup, sold under the brand Maggi (pronounced Maggie), have plunged since the food safety dispute erupted.<p>Complaints about the instant soup first surfaced in the state of Uttar Pradesh, where Food and Drug Administration officials reportedly discovered during routine testing that lead content in some Maggi samples was about seven times higher than is permissiWed, 03 Jun 2015 19:44:00 +0000Julie McCarthy116766 at http://wamc.orgNestlé India In Hot Water Over Reports Of Excess Lead In Noodle SoupDeath Toll Rises To 750 As Heat Wave Sweeps Through Indiahttp://wamc.org/post/death-toll-rises-750-heat-wave-sweeps-through-india
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Death+Toll+Rises+To+750+As+Heat+Wave+Sweeps+Through+India&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAzODUzMjE5MDEyNDk2NjQ3NDc0MTczOA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: <p>The government of India said today more than 750 people have died since mid-April because of a heat wave. Temperatures have consistently been above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. It's one of the worst of spells of hot weather in decades.Tue, 26 May 2015 20:37:00 +0000Julie McCarthy116260 at http://wamc.orgTo Restore Its Shattered Treasures, Nepal Has A Secret Weaponhttp://wamc.org/post/restore-its-shattered-treasures-nepal-has-secret-weapon
Blue-uniformed police do the heavy lifting in Dubar square in the city of Patan, one of Nepal's oldest. Moving wooden beams and stacking broken bricks, they sift through ruined monuments, some of which date back four centuries and more.<p>Nepal is home to one of the world's largest collections of cultural heritage sites. A considerable chunk of the treasures crumpled under the intensity of the seismic energy released by the quake nine days ago.Sun, 03 May 2015 13:17:00 +0000Julie McCarthy114698 at http://wamc.orgTo Restore Its Shattered Treasures, Nepal Has A Secret WeaponHe Carried His Mom On His Back For 5 Hours En Route To Medical Carehttp://wamc.org/post/he-carried-his-mom-his-back-5-hours-en-route-medical-care
He carried his 70-year-old mother on his back for five hours.<p>Then he traveled with her by bus for 12 more.<p>She suffered a severe head injury when the earthquake rumbled through her village of Thumi. He was trying to get her to a hospital in the Gorkha district in northern-central Nepal.<p>Like many residents of Nepal's remote villages, Amar Baramu could be forgiven for thinking that cries for help have gone unheard. As the relief operation enters its sixth day, aid workers are just beginning to get to the far-off northern reaches of Gorkha, about a five-hour drive from Kathmandu.Thu, 30 Apr 2015 22:11:00 +0000Julie McCarthy114566 at http://wamc.orgHe Carried His Mom On His Back For 5 Hours En Route To Medical CareIndian Farmer's Apparent Suicide Sparks Political Backlashhttp://wamc.org/post/indian-farmers-apparent-suicide-sparks-political-backlash
The apparent suicide of a farmer at a rally in central Delhi has turned into a political mud-slinging contest.<p>Gajendra Singh, reportedly in his 40s, was found hanging from a tree during a rally in New Delhi earlier this week.Thu, 23 Apr 2015 19:21:17 +0000Julie McCarthy114035 at http://wamc.orgIndian Farmer's Apparent Suicide Sparks Political BacklashFor India's Widows, A Riot Of Color, An Act Of Liberationhttp://wamc.org/post/indias-widows-riot-color-act-liberation
"I have no one. I've lost everything. My children are gone, my parents are gone. My husband's family doesn't ask about me. They don't even look for me, they don't even know if I eat," says Manu Ghosh, 85.<p>That's her above, seen before and after the Hindu festival of Holi at her ashram in northern India.<p>Manu was married at age 10 and found her way to the northern city of Vrindavan at 37. By that time, she was already widowed and had lost three children, who she says all died prematurely.Fri, 06 Mar 2015 18:12:00 +0000Julie McCarthy110625 at http://wamc.orgFor India's Widows, A Riot Of Color, An Act Of Liberation